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| Israel-Palestine |
| Egypt preparing to train Palestinian police, while its own police accused of rights abuses |
| 2004-06-26 |
| The first day, Egyptians opposed to the war in Iraq were allowed to vent their anger in the streets. The next day, authorities let the police loose. Officers beat the largely peaceful protesters, lashed them with water cannons, set dogs on them, even pelted them with stones. Human rights groups say demonstration leaders were detained for days or weeks without charge, and in some cases tortured. It’s policing, Egyptian style -- a muscular form of crowd control that could become the nation’s latest export. Following the Israeli government’s decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip by September 2005, authorities in Cairo have been discussing a proposal for Egyptians to train Palestinian police in the volatile zone. Rights groups say Egyptian police tactics may be the last thing Gaza needs. Egyptian officials say they are proposing to train 30,000 Palestinian policemen in Gaza. In addition, Egypt reportedly has offered to send equipment and build new police stations and jails in the strip. What’s most surprising about the idea is Israel’s apparent acceptance of allowing Egyptian police to enter Gaza, which Egypt controlled between the founding of the Jewish state in 1948 and the Israeli capture of the strip in 1967. He, he...the Egyptians use police dogs??? and "water torture"??? wow except for the panties on the head, this sounds very familiar...like what the US military police used in Abu, which had the Arab Street crazed with anger and insult...and this is only for demonstartors...I wonder whatthe Egyptians use for prisoners??? and now the poor paleos may have this same treatment taught to their own police. I am worried for the paleos. Anyone have Kofi’s phone # handy? |
| Posted by:rex |